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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 3,576 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $25,348 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 384 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 9 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Social Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 14 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Regis University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 44 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 161 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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